Below are the result for Bellator vs. Rizin FF and Rizin 40 in Saitama, Japan December 31st, 2022 (December 30th for those in North America). The last official MMA events of the year.
Bellator vs. Rizin FF was a five fight match up that consisted of the lightweight Rizin champion Roberto de Souza against former Bellator featherweight champion, A.J. McKee.
Co main consisted of current Rizin featherweight champion, Kleber Koike and former featherweight champ of Bellator, Patricio Pitbull.
With no titles on the line in each fight, Bellator swept the Rizin fighters 5-0.
Results below.
Where to watch?
Bellator vs. Rizin FF: Showtime 8 p.m ET
Rizin 40: FITE TV PPV @ 12 a.m. ET
Bellator Vs. Rizin FF Results
A.J. McKee def. Roberto de Souza: unanimous decision
Patricio Pitbull def. Kleber Koike: unanimous decision
Kyori Horiguchi def. Hiromasa Ougikubo: unanimous decision
Juan Archuleta def. Soo Chul Kim: unanimous decision
Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Koji Takeda: unanimou decision
Rizin 40 Results
This had a little more excitement compared to Bellator vs. Rizin, with 8/10 fights ending in finish.
Seika Izawa def. Si Woo Park: split decision
Naoki Inoue def. Kenta Takizawa: submission, armbar, R2
Junior Tafa def. Tsuyoshi Sudario: knockout, R1
John Dodson def. Hideo Tokoro: knockout, R1
Boxing bout: Ren Hiramoto def. Genji Umeno: knockout, R2
Yuki Motoya def. Rogerio Bontorin: knee, R2
Johnny Case def. Nobumitsu Tyson: knockout
Chihiro Suzuki def. Yoshiki Nakabura: knockout, R1
Sho Patrick Usami def. BeyNoah: knockout, R1
Yushi Sakura def. Tatsuya Nakazawa: unanimous decision
